Submerged combination tank-heater and feed-cooker.



A. L. TRAGHTE.

SUBMERGBD COMBINATION TANK HEATER AND FEED COOKER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.23,1914,

1, 1 1 8,599. Patented N( )v. 24, 1914.

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APPLICATION FILED MAR. 23, 1914.

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j U. in L :H- A I 1; A ncanon'filed narcne To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ARNOLD L. TRACI-ITE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Madison, in the county of Dane and State of Wisconsin, have invented a new and useful Submerged Combination Tank-Heater and F eed-Cooker, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a partially submerged device for warming water in a tank for drinkin purposes for stock and for cooking feed at the same time.

The object of my invention is to provide a submerged combination tank heater and feed cooker constructed so as to provide a downward direct or indirect draft; to provide a stationary grate and fire box; to provide a removable ash pan and further to provide a chamber shaped and arranged so as to permit of the removal of the ash pan without removin the device as a whole from ,its partially submerged position in a water tank; and to provide a combination feed door and draft regulator, having an opening to be used for cooking feed. I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side view of the device, partly in section; Fig. 2 is a top plan; Fig. 3 is a horizontalsection, looking down, from line 38 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4; is a detail view of the latch.

Like characters of reference refer to like parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, I provide a Water-tight casing 1 in which is positioned a grate 2, asshown in Figsll and 3. I provide a diaphragm 3 that partitions the casing substantially into two chambers or compartments. I provide a fire ClOOfl, as shown in Fig. 1. I may provide lateral flanges attached to pivoted lid 5; and I further provide a latch 7, having notches 6 to hold the lid open at various positions, over chamber B. I provide a damper 8, as shown in Fig. 1; and an ash pan 11, re movable through chamber A and cleaning out door 14 for passage of ash pan 11, when the cleaning-out door lid 19 is raised. Pivoted lid 19 is provided with an aperture or opening for the cooking of feed, a lid 17 also being provided, as shown to cover the aforesaid opening when not in use for cookiini niiii)IIf. riuiciirn, or Wisconsin. j y

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ing purposes. I provide a smoke flue 18, centrally disposed and opening out of chamber A, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

In operating the device, lid 5 is raised as shown in dotted lines in'Fig. 1 for the introduction of fuel to chamber B and grate 2. Damper 8 is pivotally or swingmgly mounted. To hasten combustion, damper 8 is raised to its open or upright position adjacent diaphragm 3, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1. When in its lowered position damper 8 may be kept from touching the bottom of the heater preferably by lugs 10 on the grate, or by the projecting bars of grate 2 (projecting slightly more than shown) should such construction prove more desirable. After the fire is started the damper 8 is moved to its lowered position, shown in heavy lines in Fig. 1, thus forcing the gases to the bottom of the heater and obtaining the full benefit of the heat contained therein.

To facilitate the cleaning out of the ashes,- an ash pan 11 is placed under grate 2, between legs 12 of the grate. When filled with ashes it may readily be withdrawn by means of handle 13, into chamber A and through cleaning-out door 14, lid 19 being raised as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, the chamber A and door 14 being of such shape and size as to permit of the removal of the ash pan without spilling its contents and without removing the tank heater as a whole from its submerged position in a tank of Water.

Lid 17 may be swung back from its osition over opening 16 in lid 19, to pernut of the heating of pails or kettles of water and to permit of the cooking of feed with my device.

For regulating the draft, latch 7 has notches 6 which engage with the slotted portion of lid 5 to hold the lid open in any desired position.

What I claim is:

A submerged combination tank heater and feeder cooker having a water tight outer casing, a fire chamber, a heating chamber a pivoted damper disposed between the two chambers, a grate for the fire chamber having projecting means for supporting the damper in open position out of engagement with the floor of the heatin chamber, an ash pan removable from the device through its uppermost portipn while submerged,' a pesedbetween the aforesaid pivoted lid pivoted lid for the heating chamber, the membersfsnbstantially as shown}. 10 heating chamber,ash"pan and aforesaid lid In' testimony whereof I hereto affix my extending over approximately equal lidr isignature in the presence of two witnesses.

5 zontal areas, and an adjustable pivoted'lid ARNOLD L. TRACHTE.

mounted oventhe fire chamber, wherebyaa Witnesses: a y idownward direct or indirect draft maybe CARL NQHILL, had,.and a flue approximately centrally dis- A. A. MARTIN;

Gopiet of this patent may be obtained {for the cents eactuhy addressing the F Commissioner of Patents, Waamngtom, m. G. 

